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These were done yesterday after reading advise... Early wind was across water, then it moved... Changed kites,walked forward and then learned not to move so far ...waiting on "Vemio" youtube disabled audio...

Thanks to all who are giving input.

Everything that needed to be said was said "Best" by all of you. I guess some individual's need to learn to keep their foot out of their mouth before speaking.

Hey Joe,Your 540's are really looking great on your new Monnie in vid mongoose #3. You also had a really good cascade going at about 1:20 . Now I know why you're dropping so much weight...it's isn't the diet that much. It's you running around practicing your kite tricks for 3-4 hours everyday! Keep em comingsee you Wednesday

You're getting better! You have the nose up in the flare and are starting to get a few - mongoose#3 at 0:25,2:20, 3:09. Where they are going wrong you still need some more slack, you need to try and keep your leading hand extended right out in front of you until you recover. Have a look at this :-

Shoot, that's nearly there. I mean, unless you are being judged in a comp, those will pass for 1st 540's for sure.

Don't be afraid to give just a little more line.

Seriously, great improvement.

If you watch Martin in the above video (first, remember he's flying in some light winds), notice how his off hand is actually also going forward during the flare move before he pulls for the spin. It's subtle, but the kite feels everything when the lines are tight, so don't underestimate how much this will help get you all the way into a flat flare.

The other advice (in one of your threads) about flying down at a slight angle is good advice. It can help make sure you get a little tilt to the flare, which helps it get around in the spin a bit easier.

obi

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Heyo Joe,looking a ton better. I still think the kite could be driving down faster before the trick. As I showed you wednesday, pulling your hands back to get the kite to dive faster (JUST before the trick starts) and then doing the rotation looks a little more dynamic. At least in my opinion.

Another thing is the exit. Dont be afraid to really snap the kite out into a solid line after the rotation. Maybe move back quicker to load the sail more. We can work on stuff wednesday. Going to send you a PM to see what time you'll be out there.

Hey Vert...One thing about Martin's (Mama74) videos... don't get me wrong... he's a bad influence. How he pulls off all those tricks with such little slack & movement is a mystery to me. It looks pretty cool, and I bet he doesn't sweat much when he's flying but you really need to move your feet a lot, even in light winds.You seem to connect well with the Mongoose... try to do most of your practice on the kite you connect the best with.~Rob.

Hey Vert...One thing about Martin's (Mama74) videos... don't get me wrong... he's a bad influence. How he pulls off all those tricks with such little slack & movement is a mystery to me. It looks pretty cool, and I bet he doesn't sweat much when he's flying

Very true!

I was also trying to find Randy G's 540 tutorial which gives you a really good idea of the inputs and movements but I can't find it. Since the original website finished, it's not one of the vids being hosted on the Kite Clique site or on youtube. Shame as it's a very good tutorial.

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